Other Considerations

Depending on your own personal idea of what education should be, you may find yourself thinking about other education options for your child/children.  

Or you may find yourself like Juanita Doyon, and want to really get involved in public education in order to make a difference. 

Maybe you are just looking for ideas.

In any case, you may want resources for further consideration.  

The important thing is to stay involved with the dialog, to let your State department know your concerns.   No matter what educational choices we make for our children (private, public, home school, or alternative), we all have to pull together for the children to voice our opinions about the use of high-stakes tests. 

-- 2005

AERO: Alternative Education Resource Organization  (more about AERO here) This website is for anyone interested in public, private, or home schooling educational alternatives. 

In 2004 AERO had an essay contest for students participating in Alternative Education.  All winning essays will be published in the upcoming AERO magazine. See here for 16 yr. old Chloe's essay (scroll down to end of newsletter).  See list of Alternative Education choices here.

NCEA: National Coalition of Education Activists (more about NCEA here)

Examples of different types of educational choices. See AERO's list of Alternative Education choices for a more comprehensive overview.

The Montessori Foundation (see here) 

The Albany Free School, New York (see here)

The Brooklyn Free School, New York (see here)

The Sudbury Valley School, MA (see here -- and see here for similar schools around the world)

See here for a list of schools which have many democratic characteristics.

Unschooling and home schooling perspectives.  
Additional information on John Holt here. 

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